The Holy Empire of The O C is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its ban on automobiles, ubiquitous missile silos, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed population of 277 million O Cians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Defense, with Welfare, Education, and Administration also on the agenda, while Spirituality receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New York. The average income tax rate is 43.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong O Cian economy, worth 19.0 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 68,588 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The leading national news source is 'my cousin Billy-Bob on MyFace', teams of painters are converting road signs from horse lengths to kilometers, sex changes are routinely performed at The O C's hospitals, and a vast monorail network carries people all over the country. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The O C's national animal is the Ghost, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.